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Definition of Abolition
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Abolition
The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc. Related Definitions:
Abolished, Abolishing, Abolition, Abrogation, Act, An, Annulling, As, Being, Destruction, Of, Or, Slave, Slavery, State, The, Trade, Utter |
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Abolition Quotations
The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart. Mohandas Gandhi I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery. George Washington I know war as few other men now living know it, and nothing to me is more revolting. I have long advocated its complete abolition, as its very destructiveness on both friend and foe has rendered it useless as a method of settling international disputes. Ernest Hemingway The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion. Karl Marx Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of rape by the State. Edward Abbey |
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Abolition Translations
abolition in Afrikaans is opsegging abolition in Dutch is afschaffing abolition in French is abolition, suppression, annulation abolition in German is Abschaffung {f} abolition in Italian is abrogazione abolition in Swedish is avskaffande |
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